The William R. Boggess Award is given to the author or authors of the paper, published in the Journal of the American Water Resources Association during the preceding year, that best describes, delineates, or analyzes a major problem or aspect of water resources from either a theoretical, applied, or philosophical standpoint. Established in 1973, the Award honors William R. “Randy” Boggess, a member of AWRA, one of the first Directors, and a former President of the Association, who has also made significant contributions to AWRA as an Editor of JAWRA.
The winner is selected by the JAWRA Editor and Associate Editors, and announced by the AWRA President. In past years, we’ve reported only the winner. Often, this left several fine papers on the cutting room floor, so to speak. So, we decided to do something different this year and announce all papers reaching the final rounds. This year we have four excellent papers under consideration. Congratulations to all our finalists!
Hot Spots and Hot Moments in Riparian Zones: Potential for Improved Water Quality Management, by Philippe Vidon, Craig Allan, Douglas Burns, Tim P. Duval, Noel Gurwick, Shreeram Inamdar, Richard Lowrance, Judy Okay, Durelle Scott, and Steve Sebestyen, Volume 46, Issue 2, pages 278–298, April 2010
Future U.S. Water Consumption: The Role of Energy Production, by Deborah Elcock, Volume 46, Issue 3, pages 447–460, June 2010
Sources of Suspended-Sediment Flux in Streams of the Chesapeake Bay Watershed: A Regional Application of the SPARROW Model, by John W. Brakebill, Scott W. Ator, and Gregory E. Schwarz, Volume 46, Issue 4, pages 757–776, August 2010
Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season (WRTDS), with an Application to Chesapeake Bay River Inputs, by Robert M. Hirsch, Douglas L. Moyer, and Stacey A. Archfield, Volume 46, Issue 5, pages 857–880, October 2010